Mamluk Safavid Islamic Ceramic Jar c.1450An organically formed Mamluk or Safavid Islamic ceramic jar created c. 1450 The primitively shaped rising baluster shaped vessel was originally used as a storage or spice jar. Made from stone paste or fritware, the body of the jar is painted under a transparent glaze with blue arabesque strapwork to its sides and a decorative collar band around its rim. The surface of the objects is crackle glazed and patinated over the centuries, with numerous